Phone Comparison - HTC Arrive vs HTC Desire

HTC Arrive
htc arrive
HTC Desire
htc desire
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC
Announced October 2010 February 2010
Status Available - March 2011 Available - March 2010
Colors Black Black, Brown, Silver, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 117.5 x 59 x 15.5 mm
(4.63 x 2.32 x 0.61 in )
119 x 60 x 11.9 mm
(4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 576 MB [Browse Similar] 576 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16 GB storage N/A
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen AMOLED or SLCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 3.6 inches [Similar] 3.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (259 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.27% 54.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p Yes, WVGA (800x480 pixels) @ 15fps, 720p@30fps via Android 2.2 (Froyo) update
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge No Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2)
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Bing Maps Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB storage, 576 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM 576 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by Up to 340 h (2G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)